CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0728

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than 0.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify or delete important files, potentially leading to data loss or system disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update xpdf to version 0.91 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than 0.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS